So when the Blues skipper tells us that there are a ‘couple of younger players who might surprise a few people,’ next season we really ought to be listening.

Jonathan Terrence doesn’t go so far as to name names, but the news.bwin.com/en/ scribes are determined not to see the working man caught cold by these Chelsea whizz kids who are hiding behind trees ready to spring out on us in 2014/15.

Here they are folks, keep you eyes peeled:

Patrick Bamford

The Blues loaned the fledgling forward out to first the MK Dons then Derby last season for whom he scored a combined 22 goals.

He followed this up with an elegantly taken goal in the west Londoners’ 5-0 friendly win over Wycombe recently and with the string of striker departures at Stamford Bridge, he may be in line to make a few Premier League appearances next term.

Izzy Brown

In the same kick around that saw Bamford bag first, former West Brom young gun Brown struck twice.

The second youngest player to appear in the Premier League can play as an attacking-midfielder, making late, Lampard-like surges into the box, though his ideal position is at the focal point of the frontline.

Nathan Ake

Dutch youngster Ake will be eyeing a more first-team involvement this term.

His versatility is his most potent weapon, plying his trade with equal success in the centre or on the left of defence, as well as in a holding-midfield berth.

Jeremie Boga

Explosive French advanced-midfilder Boga is perhaps a bit too young to be considered for first-team inclusion, but his efforts in last season’s FA Youth Cup, in which he scored the quarter-final winner to dump out Newcastle, saw him selected for the Wycombe friendly.

Having contributed to a variety of sports betting-based journalistic mediums, James joined the bwin fraternity in early 2014. He is an avid Middlesbrough Football Club fan who frequently foresees defeats for both Newcastle and Sunderland while, in spite of his age, he remains an unashamed follower of wrestling results.

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